CVE - CVE-2021-3997

CVE-ID
CVE-2021-3997	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
A flaw was found in systemd. An uncontrolled recursion in systemd-tmpfiles may lead to a denial of service at boot time when too many nested directories are created in /tmp.
References
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GENTOO:GLSA-202305-15 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-15 MISC:https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3997 URL:https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3997 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024639 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024639 MISC:https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/5b1cf7a9be37e20133c0208005274ce4a5b5c6a1 URL:https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/5b1cf7a9be37e20133c0208005274ce4a5b5c6a1 MISC:https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/10/2 URL:https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/10/2
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20211122	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20211122)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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